Upgrading Your QuickBooks file to QuickBooks 2006
Intuit's Quickbooks 2006 architecture requires a workaround to perform an upgrade on an existing file in a networked environment. This is a one-time procedure, and will not have to be performed an additional time once it has been completed. Please contact us through our toll free support line at 1-877-728-6777 ext. 14 to schedule a tech to be available to work with you through this process.
- Log into asp3.itx.net using the remote desktop client. This machine has a special local drive (L:), configured just for the upgrade process.
- Copy your QuickBooks file from the Z: drive to this local drive, which has the drive letter L:
- Open QuickBooks 2006, and open your QuickBooks 2005 file from the L: drive. You will be prompted to perform the upgrade process. Be sure to store a backup copy of the file on your Z: drive before you perform the upgrade, in case there is a problem with the upgrade and you have to restore the original file.
- At this point, the upgrade process will perform automatically. This should not take more than 10 minutes for an average sized file.
- When the upgrade completes, open the file from the L: drive. Check in the File menu that the file is in Single-User mode. The option to "Switch to Multi-User Mode" should be available. Please do not select this option!
- Once the upgrade has been performed, copy the file back to your Z: drive. Right-click on the file, select "Properties", uncheck the "Read only" box and click "OK".
- At this point, you will need to coordinate with ITX to perform the final step in the upgrade process, which attaches the file to the Z: drive's location and ensures that the file will work in Multi-User mode permanently. Once an ITX tech has "tagged" the file on the Z: drive, you can open the file and switch to Multi- User mode, as the upgrade is complete.
- IMPORTANT -- Please be sure to delete the files from the L: drive when you are complete! This drive is for temporary use only and you should not leave data on it.
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